Blood Clots

Blood Clots VTE Patient Tools and Handouts

The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association has developed these Blood Clot VTE handouts for nurses and other health care providers to use with patients.

Interactive Tool - Blood Clots: What You Need to Know

The interactive version of our Blood Clots tool may be used in the clinical setting or accessed by patients and their families/caregivers at home. It includes an option for the booklet to be read aloud for the visually impaired and those who prefer audio learning. Embedded videos allow for more detailed descriptions of processes such as how to correctly put on compression stockings. The booklet also includes:

full-color illustrations

interactive checklists

individualized goal-setting worksheets

self-care instructions

The booklet is available in English and Spanish.

You will need to log in to view the tool and to learn the URL for you to share with your patients.

Blood Clots: What You Need to Know

Easy-to-read text and colorful charts and graphics allow for patients and their providers to focus on important information in small amounts and allow for the targeted information to be accessed and understood easily by patients.